Self-Hosted Software Communication - IRC

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1. Convos

Always online web IRC client. ([Demo](https://convos.chat/#instant-demo), [Source Code](https://github.com/nordaaker/convos)) `Artistic-2.0` `Perl`

2. Dispatch

Self-hosted web IRC client written in Go. ([Demo](https://dispatch.khlieng.com/connect)) `MIT` `Go`

3. Ergo

Modern IRCv3 server written in Go, combining the features of an ircd, a services framework, and a bouncer. ([Source Code](https://github.com/ergochat/ergo)) `MIT` `Go`

4. Glowing Bear

A web frontend for WeeChat. ([Demo](https://www.glowing-bear.org)) `GPL-3.0` `Javascript`

5. InspIRCd

Modular IRC server written in C++ for Linux, BSD, Windows, and macOS. ([Source Code](https://github.com/inspircd/inspircd)) `GFDL-1.2-only` `C++`

6. Kiwi IRC

Responsive web IRC client with theming support. ([Demo](https://kiwiirc.com/nextclient/), [Source Code](https://github.com/kiwiirc/kiwiirc)) `Apache-2.0` `Nodejs`

7. ngircd

Free, portable and lightweight Internet Relay Chat server for small or private networks. ([Source Code](https://github.com/ngircd/ngircd)) `GPL-2.0` `C`

8. Quassel IRC

distributed IRC client, meaning that one (or multiple) client(s) can attach to and detach from a central core. ([Source Code](https://github.com/quassel/quassel)) `GPL-2.0` `C++`

9. Robust IRC

RobustIRC is IRC without netsplits. Distributed IRC server, based on RobustSession protocol. ([Source Code](https://github.com/robustirc/robustirc)) `BSD-3-Clause` `Go`

10. The Lounge

Self-hosted web IRC client. ([Demo](https://demo.thelounge.chat/), [Source Code](https://github.com/thelounge/thelounge)) `MIT` `Nodejs`

11. Tiny Tiny IRC

An open source AJAX-powered chat platform with support for IRC ([Source Code](https://git.tt-rss.org/fox/tt-irc)). `GPL-3.0` `PHP/Java`

12. UnrealIRCd

Modular, advanced and highly configurable IRC server written in C for Linux, BSD, Windows, and macOS. ([Source Code](https://github.com/unrealircd/unrealircd)) `GPL-2.0` `C`

13. Weechat

Fast, light and extensible chat client. `GPL-3.0` `C`

14. ZNC

Advanced IRC bouncer. ([Source Code](https://github.com/znc/znc)) `Apache-2.0` `C++`